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: 27 x 27 cm
I grew up Lincolnshire, by the sea in Skegness. I always had a love of drawing and painting and from a young age would confidently declare ‘I am going to be an artist!’
I completed a Degree in Fine Art and Social Context at UWE Bristol. Since graduating I have made the South-West my home settling in Frome, Somerset. I am a fully qualified Adult Education tutor and teach classes and workshops.
I feel most at home when I’m by the sea. I’m attracted to the wild North Coast of Cornwall, the Lizard and West Penwith. I love the drama and the ancient feel of the landscape. The harbours, old mines and lighthouses telling stories of Cornwall’s past and present.
In my semi-abstracted land and seascape paintings I’m exploring the spirit, features and qualities of the places I am instinctively drawn to. By painting these places, I come to understand and know them on a deeper level. My paintings include remembered experiences, sounds, colour, movement. A recreation of place which is deeply personal.
My work begins from drawing and painting in situ. Walking, watching, listening. Using my senses to build an impression of a place and make it my own. The drawings, along with memories, are the starting point for the paintings. I work intuitively with mixed media, starting each new body of work by painting spontaneously from memory, working over several pieces usually on paper.
I use acrylic paint combined with collage, oil pastels and water-soluble crayons. Once I have several small pieces completed, I use these alongside my original drawings to scale up, working on cradled board or canvas. Colour wise, I think carefully about what I want to convey within the painting. Colour can represent an emotion, the season, weather conditions, something seen or felt. I prefer to use a limited palette. I create uplifting paintings, full of texture, and movement. A celebration of well-loved places which I hope resonates with the viewer.
Mixed Media on Board
33 x 23 cm
Mixed Media on Board
32 x 24 cm
Mixed Media on Paper
27 x 27 cm
Mixed Media on Board
48 x 33 cm
Mixed Media on Board
32 x 24 cm
Mixed media on paper. St. Ives style frame
39 by 32cm
Mixed media on paper. St. Ives style frame
37 by 32cm
Mixed media on paper. St. Ives style frame
37 by 32cm
Mixed media on paper. St. Ives style frame
39 by 32cm
Mixed media on paper. St. Ives style frame
43 by 34cm
Mixed media on paper. St. Ives style frame
40 by 33cm
Mixed media on paper. St. Ives style frame
39 by 34cm
Mixed media on paper. St. Ives style frame
40 by 32cm
Mixed media on paper. St. Ives style frame
38 by 32cm
Mixed media on paper. St. Ives style frame
39 by 31cm
Mixed media on canvas
100 by 30cm
Mixed media on canvas
30 x 60 cm
Mixed Media on canvas
40 x 120 cm
Mixed media on board – Framed
20 x 61 cm
Mixed media on cradled board
91 by 61cm
Mixed media on board – framed
30 by 19cm
Monday: 11 am –5 pm
Tuesday: 11 am –5 pm
Wednesday: 11 am –5 pm
Thursday: 11 am –5 pm
Friday: 11 am– 5 pm
Saturday: 11 am– 5 pm
Sunday: 11 am– 4 pm